Brighton-West Ham is a match valid for the third day of the Premier League and is played Saturday at 6:30pm: TV, lineups, predictions.
After helping Brighton clinch its first European qualification, Roberto De Zerbi is continuing to impress.
The coach from Lombardy is the man of the moment across the Channel: despite the fact that his Seagulls lost two mainstays of the team like Mac Allister and Caicedo, who ended up at Liverpool and Chelsea respectively during the summer market, they started the new season with two resounding victories, both 4-1, proving that they will have to be reckoned with for Europe again this year. Of course, Luton Town and Wolverhampton are not two irresistible opponents, and it will be necessary to wait for more probing tests to make a definitive judgment, but at the level of quality of play Brighton right now is perhaps not inferior to anyone. The team is running perfectly, regardless of who the performers are. Six points out of six and eight goals scored: no one has done better than De Zerbi’s men, who deservedly lead the standings along with Manchester City and Arsenal, the two biggies that contended for the title last year. The match with West Ham, which closes Saturday’s Premier League schedule, will probably tell us more about this Brighton – for now – sparkling.
Also enjoying good health are the Hammers, who unlike last season have started on the right foot. The Londoners have four points and are still unbeaten.
Soucek
In comparison to Brighton, West Ham has already faced a big one, Chelsea, beaten 3-1 last Sunday in the London Stadium derby. Antonio and his teammates suffered from the Blues’ dribbling but were good at taking advantage of the lapses of Pochettino’s team, which dropped when Enzo Fernandez missed the penalty of the possible 1-2. David Moyes, in any case, can be largely satisfied with how things are going so far.
The prediction
West Ham has never managed to get the better of Brighton in the last twelve challenges between the two teams, and the Seagulls’ unbeaten streak looks set to continue. This, however, has the characteristics of an interesting match, in which even the guests, while not favored, should be able to score at least one goal.
The probable lineups of Brighton-West Ham
- BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Steele; Milner, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan; Gross, Dahoud; March, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck.
- WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Kehrer, Emerson Palmieri; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma; Antonio.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
